CapnMac
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I know a fellow who uses a second-hand Snap-On rolling shop tool box. Mind, he may not be the best example since he has five presses in use, and probably has more on the shelves in his shop.
Easy question of the day, what to do with press tools, parts and such??
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As you can see I use a Harbor Freight bench. They have 4 drawers. The top left drawer I have all my manuals and instructions, the bottom left I have all my press parts, top right all my bullet feeder parts, and bottom right all my case feeder parts. You will also notice that I use the inline die holders that hold the dies shell plate, shell holder and three primer pick up tubes. On the right end of my bench, I hang my wrenches and have drilled holes to hold all my allen wrenches.
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As you can see I use a Harbor Freight bench. They have 4 drawers. The top left drawer I have all my manuals and instructions, the bottom left I have all my press parts, top right all my bullet feeder parts, and bottom right all my case feeder parts. You will also notice that I use the inline die holders that hold the dies shell plate, shell holder and three primer pick up tubes. On the right end of my bench, I hang my wrenches and have drilled holes to hold all my allen wrenches.
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Two things I use here: One is the rare earth magnet found in every Hard drive.....screwed to the support bar on my Hornady pistol bullet feeder. Everybody has old computers with old hard drives....right? Tear the hard drive apart to destroy the data on it and retrieve the magnet inside to reuse. They are super strong. The black part sticking on it next to the wrench is the powder spout on an RCBS quick-change Uniflow powder measure used to dump unloaded powder back into the can.
Below the magnet is the wood base for the bullet feeder. A few drill bits make an Allen Wrench holder every bit as useful as the ones some people pay for. The black tubes around the side are the tubes for RCBS's new rifle bullet feeder.....one's for .308....the other for .223.
What's that at the top? My 5" video screen for powder checking, mounted on a swivel hinge, so it can be used with either of my progressives. Behind on the shelves are dust proof containers for my pre-loaded die heads. I prefer everything at my finger tips. Nothing in my post can't be used on a Hornady AP or any other press.
I made non-magnetic brass hooks to hang primer slides to each end of the magnet.
Below the magnet is the wood base for the bullet feeder. A few drill bits make an Allen Wrench holder every bit as useful as the ones some people pay for. The black tubes around the side are the tubes for RCBS's new rifle bullet feeder.....one's for .308....the other for .223.
What's that at the top? My 5" video screen for powder checking, mounted on a swivel hinge, so it can be used with either of my progressives. Behind on the shelves are dust proof containers for my pre-loaded die heads. I prefer everything at my finger tips. Nothing in my post can't be used on a Hornady AP or any other press.
I made non-magnetic brass hooks to hang primer slides to each end of the magnet.
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I think I may have said it before, if you were my Neighbor, I wouldn't have to go through all this "stress"
entropy
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As I do a small amount of gunsmithing at home still, I have plenty of storage for tools and parts. Tools in some large bins someone gave me to get them out of his garage, by type, and parts in some of the the plastic drawer units like you guys have in your pics for small parts, and large parts and dies etc. in large plastic drawer units that my wife gave me a bunch of.
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I think I may have said it before, if you were my Neighbor, I wouldn't have to go through all this "stress"
Matter of fact, I do remember you saying that. If you were my neighbor I'd have someone to shoot with......my wife would also complain.
You'd surely beat the neighbors I have now.....oh they're alright....just too liberal for me.DukeConnor
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I usually scatter my stuff across several rooms. I prefer to fill buckets and various containers. I then get to dump them out on the floor while searching for something. I have found that cursing,walking around in circles helps.
Matter of fact, I do remember you saying that. If you were my neighbor I'd have someone to shoot with......my wife would also complain.
Your in NM New Mexico?
We want to move and NM looks like a beautiful place to me!
Other than "immigration" issues", Gee, I think it is really bad here in Florida
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Rule3: LOL! You are a first. More people move FROM NM TO Florida. Not the other way around. Some parts are beautiful....some parts not so much. It's pretty liberal here.....especially the cities and the south. Surrounded by conservative Arizona, Utah and Texas. If I were moving from Florida (or New Mexico for that matter), I'd pick San Antonio.....nice place to live......and no hurricanes....or St. George, Utah. St. George is where Berrys Bullets come from BTW, and has a warm climate for one used to that.
That is too funny! We all have some of that to deal with.......for me, I carry a tool five feet away, put it down, then spend an hour looking for it.....wondering who in the h...l stole it under my very eyes! One of the reasons I try to keep everything I need at arms length.....from a jillion such experiences.
That is too funny! We all have some of that to deal with.......for me, I carry a tool five feet away, put it down, then spend an hour looking for it.....wondering who in the h...l stole it under my very eyes! One of the reasons I try to keep everything I need at arms length.....from a jillion such experiences.
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Dudedog
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Yep, got a few of those myself.......
Nice strong little magnets, so even in death the hard drive has some use left.
I would much prefer just buying the magnets however.....
Been there, done that.
Kevin Rohrer
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I throw my many extra pieces-parts for my 550B in a plastic parts box.
splattergun
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I have a pile for everything, and everything in its pile. Usually.
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